Nkosana Ali

Nkosana Ali was President of Libya from 24 December 1951, succeeding Taabish Musa.

Biography
Nkosana Ali was born in Tarabulus, Italian Libya (present-day Tripoli, Libya) to a Sunni Muslim Tuareg family. Ali was elected President of Libya on 24 December 1951 when the United Kingdom gave independence to the country, replacing colonial administrator Taabish Musa. Ali aligned Libya towards the Soviet Union, moving towards the Eastern Bloc instead of the Western Bloc.